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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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